November 15, 2023

Six Broncos Earn GPAC All-Conference Honors

(Sioux City, Iowa) – The 2023 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Football All-Conference Team has been selected after a vote of the league coaches.

Jalyn Gramstad of Northwestern has been named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Offensive Player-of-the- Year. Lonell Boyd Jr. of Morningside was named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Defensive Player-of-the- Year. Matt McCarty of Northwestern College was named the Hauff Mid-America/GPAC Coach-of-the-Year.

Northwestern was the regular season conference champion for 2023 finishing 10-0 in GPAC play.

GPAC Football First Team Offense 2023
Position	Name	School	Class	Hometown
QB	Jalyn Gramstad	Northwestern	JR	Larchwood, Iowa
RB	Konner McQuillan	Northwestern	JR	Leavenworth, Kan.
RB	Jamin Arend	Dakota Wesleyan	SR	Emery, S.D.
RB	Tyson Denkert	Midland	SO	Kenesaw, Neb.
WR	Michael Storey	Northwestern	SR	Spencer, Iowa
WR	Austin Jablonski	Concordia	JR	Lincoln, Neb.
WR	Jonah Miyazawa	Mount Marty	SR	Honolulu, Hawaii
WR	Zach Norton	Morningside	SR	Sioux Falls, S.D.
TE	Rex Ryken	Mount Marty	SR	Yankton, S.D.
OL	Riley Lindberg	Morningside	SR	Fremont, Neb.
OL	Jawan Grant	Northwestern	SR	Kansas City, Mo.
OL	Parker Beck	Dordt	SR	Spirit Lake, Iowa
OL	Parker Grotjohn	Dakota Wesleyan	JR	Stewartville, Minn.
OL	Patrick Gottburg	Northwestern	JR	Sioux City, Iowa
OL	Callan Phillips	Midland	SR	Wahoo, Neb.
GPAC Football First Team Special Teams 2023
Position	Name	School	Class	Hometown
K	Stephen Leinen	Dordt	FR	Harlan, Iowa
P	Kelen Meyer	Doane	SO	Ord, Neb.
KRS	KJ Williams	Morningside	SR	North Liberty, Iowa
PRS	Tyson Denkert	Midland	SO	Kenesaw, Neb.
LS	Ty Schafer	Northwestern	JR	Sioux Falls, S.D.

-Continued-

GPAC Football All-Conference 2023 (cont.)

GPAC Football First Team Defense 2023

Position	Name	School	Class	Hometown
DL	Paul Vandal	Jamestown	SR	Jamestown, N.D.
DL	Jessup Leakey	Dordt	SR	Blue Springs, Mo.
DL	Drew Daum	Dordt	SR	McCook, Neb.
DL	Kyle Sterup	Concordia	JR	Osceola, Neb.
DL	Jacob Dragstra	Northwestern	SO	Sioux Center, Iowa
LB	Isaac Pingel	Morningside	JR	Spencer, Iowa
LB	Xavier Green	Midland	SR	Houston, Texas
LB	Ben Egli	Northwestern	SO	Fort Dodge, Iowa
LB	Jarett Boggs	Doane	SO	Fremont, Neb.
LB	Ian MacDonald	Dordt	JR	Edmond, Okla.
DB	Lonell Boyd Jr.	Morningside	SR	St. Louis, Mo.
DB	Cody Moser	Northwestern	JR	Rock Valley, Iowa
DB	Abe Stoesz	Dordt	SR	Mountain, Lake, Minn.
DB	Lucas Huttinga	Dordt	JR	Jenison, Mich.
DB	Malik Hampton	Morningside	SO	Wildwood, Mo.

Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Football Offensive Player-of-the-Year:

Jalyn Gramstad (QB), Northwestern

Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Football Defensive Player-of-the-Year:

Lonell Boyd Jr. (DB), Morningside

Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Football Coach-of-the-Year:

Matt McCarty, Northwestern

GPAC Football Second Team Offense 2023

Position	Name	School	Class	Hometown
QB	DJ McGarvie	Concordia	JR	Valparaiso, Neb.
RB	Devin Zeigler	Concordia	SR	Houston, Texas
RB	Ryan Cole	Morningside	SO	St. Ansgar, Iowa
RB	Isaiah Thompson	Mount Marty	SR	San Diego, Calif.
WR	Kiel Nelson	Dakota Wesleyan	SR	Mitchell, S.D.
WR	Ethan Wilborn	Hastings	JR	Beaverton, Ore.
WR	Kalynd Coats	Midland	SR	Pittsburg, Calif.
WR	Aaron Okoro	Briar Cliff	JR	Bellflower, Calif.
TE	Jack Sievert	Morningside	SR	St. Ansgar, Iowa
OL	Jack James	Morningside	SO	Omaha, Neb.
OL	Tyler Walford	Concordia	JR	Ellsworth, Kan.
OL	Gunnar Vanek	Midland	SR	Prague, Neb.
OL	John Pica	Dakota Wesleyan	FR	Dell Rapids, S.D.
OL	Nathan Warner	Dordt	JR	Glencoe, Minn.
OL	David Garcia	Doane	JR	San Antonio, Texas

GPAC Football Second Team Special Teams 2023

Position Name School Class Hometown

K	Eli Stader	Northwestern	JR	Cedar Grove, Wis.
P	Christian Mendoza	Briar Cliff	JR	Sioux City, Iowa
KRS	Tyson Denkert	Midland	SO	Kenesaw, Neb.
PRS	Laken Harnly	Morningside	SR	Bellevue, Neb.
LS	MJ Montgomery	Briar Cliff	SR	Norfolk, Neb.

-Continued-

GPAC Football All-Conference 2023 (cont.)

GPAC Football Second Team Defense 2023

Position	Name	School	Class	Hometown
DL	MJ Montgomery	Briar Cliff	SR	Norfolk, Neb.
DL	Laython Shaw	Hastings	SR	Houston, Texas
DL	Harrison Udeh	Hastings	SR	Ogidi, Nigeria
DL	Morris Hofer	Northwestern	SR	Onida, S.D.
DL	Ethan Engen	Dakota Wesleyan	JR	Viborg, S.D.
LB	Arjee Mack-Myers	Hastings	SR	Harlem, N.Y.
LB	Michael Grindey	Concordia	JR	Chandler, Ariz.
LB	Tristan Mulder	Northwestern	JR	Rock Valley, Iowa
LB	Treden Davis-Reed	Midland	JR	Spokane, Wash.
LB	Mason Parker	Jamestown	SO	Mesa, Ariz.
DB	Jamal Jones	Morningside	SR	Adelanto, Calif.
DB	Dijion Walls	Morningside	SR	Hazelwood, Mo.
DB	Adam DeJong	Dakota Wesleyan	SR	Watertown, S.D.
DB	Hershell Jefferson	Jamestown	JR	Pensacola, Fla.
DB	Tulsa Janish	Briar Cliff	JR	Parkston, S.D.

Honorable Mention

Briar Cliff – Angel Nava-Esparza (LB), Steven Whiting (TE)

Concordia – Blake Schlegel (OL), Devon Polley (DL), Carson Fehlhafer (DL)

Dakota Wesleyan – Kiel Nelson (KRS), Grayson Hanson (LB)

Doane – Caleb Schnell (LS), Ty Martinsen (LB)

Dordt – Brendan Pieper (RB), Matthew Lawson (OL), Blade Koons (P), Grant Hixson (DB), Tyler Wierenga (LB), Sam Andrews (DL)

Hastings – Jayden Roberts (LB), Eli Nappe (WR)

Midland – Tray Kinsland (DB)

Morningside – Colton Dreith (DL), Landry Phipps (LB)

Mount Marty – Kenneth Gay II (QB), Jonah Miyazawa (PRS), Cameron Middleton (DL) Northwestern – Peyton Carroll (TE), Kole Telford (DB), Jessen Reinking (DL), Ben Kingery (LB) Jamestown – Micah Madyun (WR), Aanon Peterson (K), Caleb Ritter (DL)